Pilot TV

Background

Pilot TV (Pilot TV LLC (ООО "Пилот ТэВэ"), also known as Board Number One LLC/ООО "Борт номер один") was a television division of Pilot Studio (Russia). In 2016 (according to the dates of the last updates to their website which is still up), it went dormant, and in 2017 and 2020, both Board Number One LLC and Pilot TV LLC were liquidated respectively.

1st logo (July 31, 2000-2010)

Logo: On a teal background, we see the transparent Pilot TV logo (which is the Pilot Studio logo with "TV" written under the T's right stem from "PiLOT"). The cubes with letters that say "ТЕЛЕКОМПАНИЯ" (TELEVISION COMPANY) are flying below the logo. The blue line appears behind the logo and the logo turns white. The word "представляет" (with spaces) appears and stays until the logo fades out. The word disappears with the same wipe effect.

FX/SFX: A mix of stop-motion and CG done in-house.

Music/Sounds: A majestic fanfare with laser-like sounds. Fanfare is actually taken from their famous Kolobok Brothers (later Pilot Brothers).

Availability: Was common by the time of its use (given that it was used for 10 years), but nowadays, it's rare. Firstly seen on Тушите свет! (Turn your lights off!). Later, it was seen on some other Pilot TV's programming at the time, such as the later episodes of Spelling Without Errors (Говорим без ошибок). Their output isn't rerun often, but the logo is mostly retained on the reruns of the programs that had it.

Editor's Note: None.